May is CRAZY

Now that May is almost over, I guess I will write down all that has been going on. The biggest news of course is that I am one year older and wiser to!!! Yea, I had a birthday, but this year it only lasted of one day :( I usually take advantage of the whole getting presents and spoiled and everyone being really nice to me for the whole month of may, but this year Ryan told me that I only get it for one day, and that is it! So for my Birthday I had a volleyball game, so Ryan and I went to town a little early and bought some flowers for the pots I have and then I had to go play our games, and after that we went and ate some yummy funky Chinese food, and then went and watched Star Trek. I am not into the shows but I did like the movie! After that it was late, so we went home. I had a great birthday, my sister in-law Sara and her family sent me some BEAUTIFUL flowers, and got some really cute clothes from Ryan's family, and my BFF Stephanie also gave me a cute outfit. (I felt so loved) (and I still do)
There has been a lot going on and I have been running around like crazy all the time that I have not had time to write anything down, so I am going to try and catch up on everything now.
The weather is so nice, and the girls have been in their swim suits as much as they can. (almost 24-7) They were playing outside one day when they found a baby bird that couldn't fly very well so they caught it and played with it. It was really cute, and they wanted to keep it as a pet so Ryan built a little bird cage for it and when it was time for bed, they went outside to check on it and it was gone. They were sooooooooooo upset, and cried and now they want us to go out and buy them a bird! I don't know if we are going to hear the end of this any time soon....





Brytlee is so funny, she loves to be outside, and loves to push around her little baby's in the stroller.
Brytlee has learned how to ride her trike and she is all over the place with it. If you don't have a close eye on her she tries to go around the block on her bike, and she doesn't care that you are not with her. She has taken of so many times I am ready to put a leash on her.



This last weekend we went to the Thomas the Train in Heber City with most of my family. We had so much fun with everyone, and the girls loved to see the Thomas Train and get to ride a real train.
After the Train ride the girls, (me, my mom, Annette, Summer, and Sara) went shopping at the Park City outlets. It was so fun, and we found some great deals. my sister Annette bought Alexis a really cute outfit for her birthday, and I bought a few also, and then my mom bought me a couple really cute tops for my birthday which I LOVE, and Annette gave me some cash to get something else really cute. (I guess I did get another great day for my birthday after all!!!)
While we were in SLC we went swimming, went to lots of great places to eat, and took the kids to Temple square and walked around, and then also took them to the Joseph Smith movie. I had not ever watched it before and it was so amazing. I had such a great feeling in it, and it was such a great experience to watch it with all my family, and to have my girls with us. I was really surprised with how well all the little kids did in the movie.
On the way home, our kids were so tired and so spoiled that they cried almost the whole way home.... I was ready to jump out the window, or start screaming really loud just for fun.... but we made it and everyone went straight to bed!
Elizabeth has graduated from Pre-School!!! She has learned so much and is such a smart kid. She loves to be social and make friends. She can write most of her letters and loves to color EVERYTHING, including her walls, doors, arms, legs, books, and other things that need to look pretty with some colors.... (we are working on that one, and I hope that this little habit is over)

They had a cute little program, and she was so shy. She sang a few songs and just smiled so cute. The whole class was singing very soft. Elizabeth is going to miss the school deadline by only nine day's but she is going to go back for another year of pre-school next year.
Alexis also had her First grade Graduation. I was so impressed with all that the kids had memorized. They are such a smart group of kids. It is so crazy all the things that Alexis has learned this year. She can already read at a second grade level, and is really good at math. The things that they learn in first grade is what Ryan and I learned in third grade or even older.

Alexis and Mrs. Elgan. We have really loved Mrs. Elgan as a teacher. I hope that we get a good teacher for second grade....

Elizabeth said the cutest thing in her prayers last night. She always blesses her toys and her room and bike, but last night she blessed "that a baby boy could come safely down to mamma's tummy and then get out safe". Kids are so much fun, and say the cutest things!

Mothers Day Weekend

We had a great Mothers day weekend. We all went to Idaho Falls and stayed with my family for two nights. Saturday afternoon my friend Shalee had a baby shower that my mom and I went to together. It was a great shower, and a lot of my friends were there. It was really nice to get some time with no kids, and just talk with Adults. I have such a great group of friends, and I wish that I could spend more time with them! Most of them live close and get together with their kids but I only make it to the showers and other partys we have. But every time I get together with them, I can just pick up where we left off! They are all so great!


Shalee is going to have her baby in five weeks. She is so tiny!
The girls went outside and had a little tea party Sunday afternoon. They had such a great time at Grandma and Grandpa Merrill's house.

Alexis has become a pyromaniac!!! She loves camp fires. She begs and begs for a fire every night. So of course when she is at Grandma and Grandpa's house she gets everything she wants. My dad is so nice. He had then roast marshmallows and everything.
The night we arrived my mom asked the girls if they wanted anything. (it was 9:00 at night) and Lizzy shouts out that she wants cookies. So my mom just whips out a batch of cookies for them. My Parents are so great, I just love them so much!!!


Saturday after Shalee's Baby shower my mom and I were able to go shopping and spend time together with just the two of us. It was such a great day, and I enjoyed every minute of it. We went to so many stores and just looked around at everything. We had some great laughs, and talked. I was so happy that I was able to have my Mom all to myself on Mothers day weekend. I don't get to spend as much time with her as I want to, and so it means a lot to me when we get to have time together. I have such a wonderful Mother and I love her so much. She is one of my best friends, and I have so much fun with her.
And Thank you Ryan and Dad for watching the girls all day so that we could have a great day out. I think that some day's you need to spend a little time away for yourself so you can go home and be a even better mom!

Ryan's broken nose :(

Tuesday morning Ryan woke up early and went and played basketball at the church with a bunch of guy's. While he was playing his cousin had the ball on a fast break, and Ryan was right behind him. Somehow there feet got all tangled up, and they both fell down. On the way down the other guys elbow went right into Ryan's nose. It went completely out of place like a V to the left. So Ryan went into the bathroom and reset his nose by himself.... (ouch)
When he came home, he told me about it like it was no big deal, and was in no pain at all. But then that afternoon he was feeling it, and it was giving him a headache and it had already started to turn black and blue. I am a little worried because he feels like on of his airways is a little tight and just feels different. He thought it might make him snore, but nothing yet!!! (yea)
I hope it is alright, and I hope when the swelling goes down that he doesn't have a nose like Owen Wilson.

What makes you look old?

I have been thinking a lot about why I look older? Have I really changed that much? I look in the mirror and I don't see that big of a difference? So why is it that three years ago people would ask me how old I was, and then guess I was 18??? And now when people ask how old I am, they guess I am 30? I don't know if it is because I am turning 28 this year and I thought up till a couple of days ago I was going to be 26...... (Ryan had to tell me how old I really was) But I feel a little weird about my age? I feel like I should still be just out of High School.... but that was 10 years ago!!!!! That is so crazy to me! I see all the High School kids now, and they all look like baby's to me. They are so little.... and even kids in College look 16. So I guess that is a sign that I am getting older.
I was playing volleyball the other day and a young checha gave me a comment like I did pretty good for a old lady.... I didn't really know what to say.
I think that that time has gone so fast and don't really think it will slow down any time soon.

Elizabeth's new favorite word...

Elizabeth has been making me laugh a lot the past little while with the new word that she likes to use a lot... (WHAT) But she doesn't use it like most kids do it at her age.
With Alexis she would say "What" after ANYTHING I would say like she couldn't hear what I was saying. So by the third time I repeated myself, I was yelling really loud. (I think that is something a lot of kids do right)
But this is how Elizabeth uses it.
"What, I didn't do it"
"What, that isn't mine"
"What, I'm not hungry"
"What, Brytlee just hit me"
"What, I'm fine"
Ryan can do a great impression of her doing it, and it is very funny! She is such a sweet heart, and"What, we love her".